History Here
"History Here" is a weekly segment on Public Radio East showcasing mysterious artifacts and objects of cultural significance on display at museums across Eastern North Carolina.
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After a Norwegian ship carrying bananas ran aground at Hatteras, residents there grew sick of eating them.
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When you think of surfing, you probably think of Hawaii or California, but surfing has been popular in North Carolina since before all those '60s beach films.
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Housed in a former federal courthouse and post office, the Imagination Station in downtown Wilson features some odd architectural choices — like a completely enclosed catwalk that only the postmaster could access.
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Rubber rattles are among the cargo lost on a voyage from New York to Texas.
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A century long rivalry between Union and Confederate affiliated volunteer fire departments.
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With gnawed stems and charred bowls, these centuries-old tobacco pipes still show signs of use.
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Hog oilers were once a popular farm tool used by hogs to provide relief from insects and skin irritation.
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The collection at the Columbia Cultural Museum in Columbia, N.C., is mostly items donated from the community — including a zoetrope, a 19th century toy that was a precursor to film.
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It may be the only written account of the duel between political rivals John Stanly and Richard Dobbs-Spaight.
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Popular in the late 1800s, crazy quilts are known for their abstract, asymmetric patterns and using fabric scraps to make one-of-a-kind designs.